Installation guide

Appendix B The LANMAN.INI File 335
Although the LANMAN.INI files for OS/2 workstations and
LAN Manager Enhanced workstations set a number of parameters, the
LANMAN.INI file for LAN Manager Basic workstations is much
simpler. It consists of command scripts used by NET.EXE to implement
the net commands. This file contains a number of entries of the
following form:
For example, the first entry is
When you issue a command that begins with the word net, the words
that follow are compared with the command pattern. If the actual
command line contents matches the command pattern, then the
command script is executed. For example, if you typed the command net
help use or net use help, NET.EXE would use COMMAND.COM to
type to your screen file USE.HLP (which is in the directory signified by
$P).
If the actual command line does not match the pattern, then the next
pattern in the file is tried, and this is repeated until there are no more
patterns to try. There can be more than one command pattern for each
script.
The script consists of a list of files (with arguments) to be executed by
the operating system. Script lines are distinguished from command
patterns by beginning with one or more blanks or tabs.
The script command lines can include the switches for command-line
options. If the command you type specifies a different value for such an
option, the value you supply will be used. You can use any order of
switches in the command line.